Diferenciación morfológica submarina en el área del Umbral del Estrecho de Gibraltarresultados preliminares
- Luján Martínez, María
- Crespo Blanc, Ana
- Comas Minondo, María del Carmen
ISSN: 0213-683X
Any de publicació: 2009
Número: 46
Pàgines: 3-6
Tipus: Article
Altres publicacions en: Geogaceta
Resum
Offshore, the bathymetry of the Gibraltar Straits, situated in the westernmost Mediterranean, is characterized by an area of topographic highs which link the Spanish and Marrocan platforms, the socalled Gibraltar Threshold ("Umbral"). A detailed study of its bathymetric map and morphology permits to characterize three zones according to the scarps and crest distribution, together with their orientation and profile. These zones are separated by two morphologic traces, together with their orientation and profile. These zones are separated by two morphologic traces, approximately E-W directed, interpreted as main tectonic lineament.